Integrated desalination-power system

ABSTRACT

An exemplary power system utilizes turbines configured within a water intake conduit to the desalination processor to produce power for the desalination processor. Water intakes are configured to provide a natural flow of water to the desalination processor though hydrostatic pressure. One or more turbines coupled with the water intake conduits are driven and produce power for the system. The desalination processor incorporates Graphene filters to and may include a structured water system to increase the H3O2 concentration of the water prior to Graphene filters. Discharge water may be pumped back into the body of water but be separated from the intakes. A secondary power source, such as a renewable power source, may be used to produce supplemental power for the system. Power produced may be provided to a secondary outlet, such as a power grid, all above and/or underground.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 16/478,895, filed on Jul. 18, 2019 and currently pending, whichis a national stage application of PCT application No.PCT/US2019/015286, filed on Jan. 25, 2019, which claims the benefit ofpriority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 62/497,313, filed onJan. 26, 2018, and this application also claims the benefit of priorityto U.S. provisional patent application 62/948,358 filed on Dec. 16,2019; of the entirety of each of which is hereby incorporated byreference herein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention

The invention relates to an integrated power system that produces powerand processed potable water from a variety of sources including saltwater, such as from the ocean, grey water and water associated with oilfracking or hydraulic fracturing.

Background

Clean water sources are becoming more and more scarce. Pollution andcontamination from a wide range of sources have polluted many of thebodies of water, requiring filtration and chemical processing to produceclean potable water from these sources. Salt water body sources, due totheir large volume, can be cleaner but require desalination for use.Desalination requires power to process the water and this powerrequirement makes desalination cost ineffective.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is directed an integrated power system that combines adesalination system with a power production. In an exemplary embodiment,intake water is drawn from a body of water and through conduits thatextend down into the body of water to produce a hydrostatic head thatwill force water into a desalination system. The intake conduit mayextend down below the floor of the body of water. The hydrostatic headalso forces the intake water through turbines that produce power for thesystem and may produce excess power that can be stored in batteries forlater use, or may be provided to a power grid.

An exemplary integrated power system receives water from a salt water orbrackish water source, or body of water, such as an ocean, sea, lake,bay, river, or canal for example. The various bodies of water may havedifferent floor terrain and may have a gradual drop in the floor or amore abrupt drop from the shore to a deep floor. The water intakes maybe configured some distance from the shore of the body of water. Theintake conduit may extend any suitable distance out into the body ofwater, such as about 10 m or more, about 50 m or more, about 100 m ormore, about 500 m or more and any range between and including the valuesprovided. An intake conduit comprises a conduit extension that extendsout from a desalination system to the water intake. The water intakeconduit is configured below the water source surface an intake depth.This intake depth may be higher in absolute elevation than the waterintake to the desalination processor or system, thereby enabling gravityfeed of water to the desalination system. The conduits may also extendabove level of the intake and water may flow through as syphoned waterto the desalination system. The hydrostatic head forces water from thebody of water into the desalination processor. The water intake may beconfigured proximal to a water source floor and may at a depth of about35 ft or more, about 50 ft or more, about 100 ft or more, about 250 ftor more, about 500 ft or more, about 1000, ft or more and any rangebetween and including the depths provided. An intake conduit may extenddown from the water intake to the floor of the body of water or belowthe floor of the body of water to an intake base, or the lowest portionof the water intake conduit. In an exemplary embodiment, a portion ofthe water intake conduit, such as conduit extension, extends from theintake base to the desalination system above and/or underground. In analternative embodiment, a portion of the water intake conduit, such asthe conduit extension, extends along the floor of the body of waterbetween the intake base and the desalination system, and may extendalong above ground to the desalination system. The hydrostatic pressurein the water intake conduit increases the deeper the water intake goesbelow the floor of the body of water. A discharge conduit from thedesalination processor may extend back into the body of water todischarge salt water from the processor back into the body of water.Also, salt may be a byproduct of the system that may be used forcommercial purposes. The discharge outlet in the body of water may beseparated from the intake conduit an offset distance to ensure thesalinity of the water at the intake is not increased due to thisdischarge. This discharge offset distance may be about 10 m or more,about 50 m or, more, about 100 m or more and any range between andincluding the values provided. A water intake conduit may extend fromthe water intake to the filtration system with may be below the depthlevel of the water intake, thereby further increasing the hydrostatichead to the filtration system.

Desalinated water is produced by either using brackish water having asalt content of 10,000 mg/L or less, or seawater having a salinity ofabout 30,000 to 44,000 mg/L. Desalinated water has a salinity of notmore than about 500 mg/L and preferably no more than 200 mg/L.

In an exemplary embodiment, one or more turbines are coupled with theintake conduit to produce power from the flow of water into and throughthe intake and/or conduit extension from the intake to the desalinationprocessor. The power produced from these turbines may be provided to thepower system and a controller may determine if the power is stored in abattery, used to power the components of the system or provided to asecondary outlet, such as a power grid. An exemplary power system maycomprise one or more secondary power sources including, but not limitedto, wind power source or turbine, a solar power source such as aphotovoltaic cell, a nuclear power generator such as a small modularreactor (SMR), a generator and the like. It may be preferable that thesecondary power source is renewable and the proximity of the system to abody of water may make wind turbines a preferred choice, as sustainedwinds are common along the shore of large bodies of water. Powerproduced by the power system may be stored in a battery or battery packfor later use. For example, power produced by the turbines and by thesecondary source may be stored in the battery and during the day or whenthe secondary source produces power and then drawn from at night, whenthe wind or photovoltaic cells are not producing much if any power.Also, power may be drawn from or delivered to a power grid, throughpower lines above and/or underground. A pump may be configured toincrease the pressure of the process fluid or water prior to it passingthrough the turbine. A high pressure pump may increase the pressure ofthe process water flow through a turbine to about 100 psi or more, about250 psi or more, about 500 psi or more, about 1,000 psi or more, about1500 psi or more and any range between and including the process waterpressure values provided. A turbine may be able to generate a largeamount of electrical power such about 10 Mega Watts (MW) or more, about25 MW or more, about 50 MW or more, about 100 MW of more. Turbines andan optional high pressure pump may be configured along the water intakeconduit, between a tank and the filtration system, between thefiltration system and discharge or between a tank and a dischargeconduit, or along a flow route to final discharge location such as amunicipality a process facility and the like.

An exemplary power system may also produce power from a flow of waterfrom a water tank. An exemplary water tank may hold about 5,000,000gallons or more, about 10,000,000 gallons or more, about 25,000,000gallons or more of water. The tank may be elevated above the ground toprovide potential energy to push the water to a secondary location, suchas a municipal water supply for general use, including drinking.Desalinated clean water may flow or be pumped into a tank from thedesalination processor and a flow of water from this tank may driveturbines to produce additional power. In an exemplary embodiment, a tankis an elevated tank, such as a conventional water tower, and turbinesare configured with the water tank outlet conduit to produce power whenwater is discharged from the tank. This water may flow to a reservoir,business, manufacturing or processing plant or to a residential area,such as for municipal water supply. Note that turbines may be configuredin any of the tank conduits, or conduits extending from the water tankto a secondary location, such as along pipes to a municipal water supplysystem.

An exemplary battery for the storage of power may be any suitable typeof battery including Iron and Water, lead acid, metal hydride,rechargeable nickel metal hydride, fuel cell, electrochemical flowbattery comprising ion exchange membrane and the like.

An exemplary desalination system comprises a desalination processorcomprising a plurality of filters to convert salt water to desalinatedwater, or water to have a salinity of less than about 500 mg/L. Anexemplary desalination processor comprises a pre-filter to removeparticles from the intake water, a structured water system that spiralsthe water to increase the H3O2 concentration, a Graphene filter, nano orother technology may comprise a plurality of layers of graphene, and apost filter which may be an absorbent filter such as an activated carbonfilter, gravel, etc. The desalinated water may be further processedthrough a structured water system prior to delivery to a tank, such as awater storage tank, a reservoir or a municipal water supply.

An exemplary pre-filter is a physical filter such as screen or nettingmaterial having an opening or series of openings through the thicknessof multiple layers. The openings may be no more than about 25 mm, nomore than about 10 mm, no more than about 5 mm, no more than about 2 mm,no more than about 1 mm and the any range between and including theopening sized provided.

An exemplary structure water system produces water with a higherconcentration of H3O2 molecules than distilled water, such as about 10%higher or more, about 20% higher or more, about 50% higher or more andany range between and including the concentrations provided. Astructured water system may cause the water to flow in a circle orspiral that this may be done by the Coriolis Effect or by a particulargeometry of a structure water component. Structured water is a moleculararrangement of water molecules that exists when water is nearhydrophilic (water loving) surfaces. Much like ice, water molecules jointogether in hexagonally structured single layer sheets. Unlike ice,however, the sheets are flexible and move independently as they are notglued together by protons. The majority of the water in your body isstructured water as your bodily tissues are hydrophilic. Vortexingcreates Structured Water. In a properly designed vortex, some watermolecules dissociate into hydrogen and oxygen. This newly created oxygenand any oxygen already dissolved in the water is mixed uniformly. Oxygenitself is a hydrophilic element. Hexagonal sheets of structured watergrow outward from the oxygen, layer by layer. Structured water involvesarranging water molecules into groups, rather than disordered or randomordered H2O molecules. In fact, a healthy portion of the water actuallychanges its chemical formula to H3O2, as verified by Dr. Gerald Pollackof Washington State University. The condition is triggered by motion andvibrations, all the way down to the material present as the water flows.

An exemplary structured water system utilizes a vortexing device,(vortexer) that works on the premise of double vortexing and thepiezo-crystal effect.

For biological use, healthier water is delivered via increased oxygen,increased wetting, reduced pathogens and results in greater crop growthand a significant increase in human and animal health. Structured wateris a battery that needs constant charging. Energized structured waterrecharges the liquid battery of the body. When the body has sufficientenergy, its aqueous interior is highly charged allowing for optimizedcellular and metabolic function in addition to greater hydration anddetoxification.

The totality of structured water does not just include the hexagonalsheets of water molecules mentioned earlier, but also the waterimmediately surrounding them. As the hexagonal layers grow, protons areejected into the nearby water. This creates a most unexpectedphenomenon—an electrical potential (voltage) between the structuredwater and the water surrounding it. In other words, structured waterstores energy, much like a battery. Structured water grows (charges) byabsorbing radiant energy. Both light waves and infrared waves, forexample, charge structured.

An exemplary structured water system may be configured between theintake conduit and the desalination processor, in the discharge conduitor coupled with the discharge conduit to treat the discharge from thedesalination processor and/or with the outlet of a reservoir, such as awater tank to treat the water prior to distribution, such as to amunicipal water supply.

An exemplary graphene filter, nano or other technology comprises aplurality of layers of graphene, such as about 2 or more, about 5 ormore, about 10 or more, about 50 or more and any range between andincluding the number of layers provided. In addition, apertures may beformed through one or more of the Graphene layers to promote flow andthese apertures may be very small, such as about 10 microns or less,about 5 microns or less, about 2 microns or less, sub-micron, such asless than 1 micron and even less than about 0.5 microns and any rangebetween and including the aperture sizes provided.

In an exemplary embodiment, Graphene filters are utilized for thereverse osmosis process that is used in this saltwater desalinationplant. This type of metal, Graphene, is an entirely new metal used toonly allow the smallest water molecules to pass through the barrier inthe reverse osmosis process for superior cleaning of the water. Theexcess or discharge is then pushed back out into the ocean down currentso as not to be sucked back in to the intake. The amount of power neededto push the salt water through the Graphene filter is only about 50% ofwhat the standard reverse osmosis filters use.

Graphene is a two-dimensional mesh of carbon atoms arranged in the formof a honeycomb lattice. It has earned the title “miracle material”thanks to a startlingly large collection of incredible attributes. AGraphene layer is very thin, one atom thick and therefore requires astack of about three million layers to make a 1 mm thick sheet. Grapheneis light and strong and has very good heat and electrical conductivity.For filtration application, such as water filtration, Graphene isinitially hydrophobic and repels water, but when the narrow pores arewet with water, by pressure or a pre-wetting surfactant, water permeatesthrough the Graphene pores and layers and it is a very effective filter,removing salt in a desalination process. Stacks of Graphene sheets,having very pores therethrough, may be an effective water filter,because they are able to let water molecules pass but block the passageof contaminants and substances. Graphene's small weight and size cancontribute to making a lightweight, energy-efficient and environmentallyfriendly generation of water filters and desalination systems.

It has been discovered that thin membranes made from graphene oxide areimpermeable to all gases and vapors, besides water, and further researchrevealed that an accurate mesh can be made to allow ultrafast separationof atomic species that are very similar in size—enabling super-efficientfiltering. This opens the door to the possibility of using seawater as adrinking water resource, in a fast and relatively simple way.

An exemplary system may process a very large quantity of water, such as100 gallons per minute (GPM), 500 GPM, 1,000 GPM, 5,000 GPM, 100,000,000gallons per day (GPD) and any range between and including the waterrates provided. The combined power produced by the turbines of thesystem may be as high as 10 Megawatts or more, 100 MegaWatts or more,200 MegaWatts or more, 500 MegaWatts or more and any range between andincluding the values provided.

In an exemplary embodiment, most of the components of the integratedpower system are configured above and below ground. The water intake maybe below the surface of the water and then extend above and/or below thefloor of the body of water underground to an underground desalinationsystem. Power produced by the turbines may be distributed by power linesthat are also above and/or underground. A water tank may be configuredabove ground however when a water tank is employed.

Water treated with the integrated power system as described herein maybe from any suitable source including from lakes or ponds, streams,ocean or sea water, grey water and water from oil fracking or hydraulicfracturing processes.

Salt water is water having an elevated salinity of about 0.5 ppt ormore. Salt water, such as seawater typically has a salinity of 3 ppt toabout 50 ppt and brackish water typically has a salinity of about 0.5 to30 ppt. Fresh water typically has a salinity of less than 0.5 ppt.

Grey water is relatively clean waste water from baths, sinks, washingmachines, and other kitchen appliances not including sewage water havingfecal matter.

Water from oil fracking or hydraulic fracturing is water waste oroutlets from the process and may contain particles, including sand, rockand other minerals, and hydrocarbon products from the process.

Potable water, as used herein, is water that is safe to drink by humans.

This application incorporates by reference the entirety of Department ofEnergy Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0001905issued on Dec. 13, 2018; CFDA Number 81.086. In this document, fourgoals are provided:

Based on input to date, DOE has organized the Hub into four topicareas: 1) Materials Research and Development, 2) New Process Researchand Development, 3) Modeling and Simulation Tools, and 4) IntegratedData and Analysis, summarized below:

Materials Research and Development (R&D):

Materials R&D has the potential to improve materials used in specificcomponents and in water treatment systems so as to improve energyefficiency and lower costs. Desalination and related water treatmenttechnologies can benefit from materials improvements for a range ofproducts, including membranes, pipes, tanks and pumps that dramaticallyincrease their performance, efficiency, longevity and are durable andcorrosion resistant.

New Process Research and Development:

Novel technology processes and system design concepts are needed toimprove energy efficiency and lower costs for water treatment, includingnew technologies related to water pre-treatment systems (e.g., upstreamfrom the desalination unit operation). New process technologies are alsoneeded to address associated challenges such as water reuse, waterefficiency, and high-value co-products.

Modeling and Simulation Tools:

Multi-scale models and simulation tools are needed to inform the R&D viaperformance forecasting, design optimization, and operation ofdesalination technologies and related water-treatment systems that willlead to improved energy efficiency and lower cost.

Integrated Data and Analysis:

In order to consistently define, track, and achieve pipe parity in thehighest impact areas, central, strategic, non-biased, integrated dataand analysis is needed to align the Hub's project-level activities ineach of the four topic areas to the Hub goals and to measure technicalsuccess of both project-level activities and the overall Hub. There isalso a need to develop information resources, studies, and analysistools necessary to guide the Hub's strategic R&D portfolio.

A control system may be used to control the functions of this integratedsystem such as opening and closing valves to allow water flow,monitoring and regulating power production and the like. A controllermay be located in a remote location from the system and parameters ofthe system may be monitored remotely and/or on portable or mobiledevices.

The summary of the invention is provided as a general introduction tosome of the embodiments of the invention, and is not intended to belimiting. Additional example embodiments including variations andalternative configurations of the invention are provided herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute apart of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention andtogether with the description serve to explain the principles of theinvention.

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary integrated power system having a desalinationsystem that receives water from an intake conduit and a plurality ofturbines in the intake conduit that produce power.

FIG. 2 shows an exemplary integrated power system having a desalinationsystem that receives water from an intake conduit and a dischargeconduit that extends back to a body of water to discharge the water fromthe desalination system after filtered and treated back into the body ofwater.

FIG. 3 shows an enlarged view of the desalination system and powersystem.

FIG. 4 show an enlarged view of the water tank and power systemutilizing turbines configured along the water tank outlet conduit andoff to the city water pipes, and in to the city water system, and at thepressure release valves.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show an exemplary integrated power system having awater intake from a water source, such as the ocean that deliverspressurized water to the integrated power system having a filtrationprocess for cleaning the inlet water.

Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding partsthroughout the several views of the figures. The figures represent anillustration of some of the embodiments of the present invention and arenot to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in anymanner. Further, the figures are not necessarily to scale, some featuresmay be exaggerated to show details of particular components. Therefore,specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not tobe interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis forteaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

As used herein, the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,”“including,” “has,” “having” or any other variation thereof, areintended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process,method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is notnecessarily limited to only those elements but may include otherelements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method,article, or apparatus. Also, use of “a” or “an” are employed to describeelements and components described herein. This is done merely forconvenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention.This description should be read to include one or at least one and thesingular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is meantotherwise.

Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention are describedherein and are illustrated in the accompanying figures. The embodimentsdescribed are only for purposes of illustrating the present inventionand should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention.Other embodiments of the invention, and certain modifications,combinations and improvements of the described embodiments, will occurto those skilled in the art and all such alternate embodiments,combinations, modifications, improvements are within the scope of thepresent invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, an exemplary integrated power system 10 hasa desalination system 30 that receives intake water 29 from an intakeconduit 34 and a plurality of turbines 82 in the intake conduit 34 thatproduce power for the power system 80. The water intakes 32 areconfigured an intake depth 33 below the water source surface 22 of thebody of water 21 which may be above the intake to the desalinationsystem, a hydrostatic head distance 37. This hydrostatic head distanceenables gravity feed of water to the desalination system. Again, theintake conduit may extend above the water intake level and the water maysyphon to the desalination system. The water intakes may be supported orotherwise retained in position by a platform 28, or supports of theplatform that extend down to the floor of the body of water. Theplatform or areas below the surface of the body of water may comprisecomponents of the power system such as a generator and transmission 100or power converter 102, for example. The platform may be hurricane proofand be constructed to withstand hurricane force winds and seas. Theintake water flows through the water intakes 32, down into the intakeconduit 34 which extends below the water source floor 23 a drop depth 35to an intake base 31, or maximum depth below the water source floor, andthen through a conduit extension 36 to the inlet 42 of the desalinationprocessor 40. The natural hydrostatic head forces water into the waterintakes, through the turbine 82 to spin the turbine and produce power,which is transferred along power line 85 to the power system 80. Notethat a fence 120 or a plurality of fences 120 may be used to preventaquatic life and debris from being pulled into the water intake 32.

The exemplary desalination system comprises a prefilter 42, a structuredwater system 60, graphene filters 50 and a post filter 46 prior todischarge from the discharge outlet 72. The exemplary desalinationprocessor 40 comprises a prefilter that may be utilized to take out anylarge debris and particles and may be a physical mesh or physicalfilter. An exemplary structured water system has a geometry to spiralthe prefiltered water to change the composition of the water to have ahigher concentration of H3O2 molecules. The water may vortex through thestructured water system and then flow into the graphene filters. Asdescribed herein, the graphene filters may comprise a plurality oflayers of individual layers of graphene. The filtered water then flowsto a post filter, such as an absorbent filter before flowing as clean ordesalinated water 39 out of the system, such as into a tank orreservoir. As shown in FIG. 1, the discharge water flows into areservoir and as shown in FIG. 2, the discharge water 38 flows back tothe water source body of water 21 through a discharge conduit 74. Asshown in FIG. 1 the desalinated water 39 is pumped into a tank 90, suchas a reservoir 91. The discharge water 38 may be pumped vertically outinto the air to produce a discharge fountain 77 of desalinated water39′, wherein the water is aerated before returning to the reservoir.Also, this discharge fountain may be an attractive feature for tourist,visitors or those living nearby the facility. As shown in FIG. 2, thedesalinated water is pumped, by a pump 70 into an elevated tank 90 anddischarge water is pumped as a discharge fountain 77 back into the watersource 20 or body of water 21.

The power system 80 comprises the turbines 82 in the intake conduit 34and/or in the conduit extension 36 that are turned by the flow of intakewater 29 through the conduit to produce power. The turbine 81 configuredin the intake conduit extension 36 has a pump 70 configured upstream toincrease the pressure to the turbine. Any number of pumps, such as highpressure pumps, may be configured prior to a turbine to increase thepressure to the turbine to produce a higher amount power. As describedherein and shown in the FIGS. 1 to 6, a pump turbine configuration maybe configured on the inlet conduit to the filtration system, between atank and the filtration system, between the filtration system and adischarge or from a discharge tank to a final water source. The turbinesgenerate power and comprise a generator or are coupled with a generatorand transmission lines. The exemplary power system may also comprise asecondary power source 84 to 84′″, which may be a renewable power sourceincluding a wind turbine 88, photovoltaic cell 86, tidal power system 87and the like. A secondary power source may be a nuclear generator 110 orreactor such as a small modular reactor, (SMR). An exemplary powersystem also comprises a battery 89 or battery pack storage building tostore power for distribution as required, such as to the pumps, or to apower grid 83.

A control system 99 may be used to control the functions of theintegrated power system 10 and may include a controller that receivesinput from sensor. A controller may open and close valves 27 to controlthe flow of water from the body of water to the desalination system andmay monitor and control power production by the turbines. As describedherein, the control system may be in a remote location and systemparameters may be monitored remotely and/or on mobile devices.

As shown in FIG. 2, the desalinated water is pumped, by a pump 70 intoan elevated tank 90, and turbines 81 are configured in the water tankoutlets 94 to produce power for the power system 80. FIG. 2 shows anexemplary integrated power system having a desalination system thatreceives intake water 29 from an intake conduit 34 and a dischargeconduit 74 that extends back to a body of water 21 to discharge thewater from the desalination system back into the body of water. Thedischarge water 38 flows back to the water source body of water 21through a discharge conduit 74. Note that the discharge outlet 72 isspaced apart from the water intake 32 by an offset distance 75. Alsonote that a filter 48 and/or structured water system 60 may beconfigured on the discharge conduit to treat the discharge to improvethe body of water. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a secondary structuredwater system 60′ is configured to process the filtered or desalinatedwater 39 prior to it being dispensed to the reservoir 91 or tank 90.

As shown in FIG. 3, the desalinated water 39 is pumped from thedesalination processor 40 to a reservoir 91 and from the reservoir to anelevated tank 90. A plurality of turbines are configured on the watertank outlet conduits 94 and produce electrical power when water flowsfrom the elevated tank through the outlet conduits. The system comprisesa plurality of pumps 70 to 70″ that may receive power from the powersystem.

As shown in FIG. 4, electrical power is produced by turbines 81 that arepowered by the discharge of water from an elevated tank 90 through watertank outlet conduits 94. The power produced may be provided to the powersystem 80, such as to batteries 89, 89′. Turbines 81′ may also beconfigured in a transfer conduit 96 coupled with the water tank outletconduit, or along any of the conduits to along the supply lines. Powermay be provided to the power grid or to the power system wherein thepower, such as DC power is converted to power for distribution or forstorage.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, an exemplary integrated power system 10 hasa desalination system 30 that receives intake water 29 from an intakeconduit 34 and a plurality of turbines 82 in the intake conduit 34 thatproduce power for the power system 80. The water intakes 32 areconfigured a filtration intake depth 133 below the water source surface22 of the body of water 21 which may be above the intake to thedesalination system 40. The hydrostatic head distance 37 produces asupply of pressurized water into the desalination system 40. Thishydrostatic head distance enables gravity feed of water to thedesalination system. The intake water flows through the water intake 32,down into the intake conduit 34 which extends below the water sourcefloor 23 and then to a tank 65 that delivers the intake water to thedesalination system. The intake water may be kept under pressure in thetank due to the hydrostatic head and then be delivered to the filtrationsystem 41. An intake pump 70 may provide additional pressure to theintake water to force the water through the filtration system. Thepressure may be about 40 psi or more, about 60 psi or more, about 80 psior more, about 100 psi or more and any range between and including thevalues provided. The desalination processor 40 or filtration system mayinclude a prefilter 44, a structured water system 60, graphene filters50 and a post filter 46. Power may be generated by turbines 81, 81′ fromthe flow of pressurized water through the system. Turbine 81 isconfigured between the water source and the tank 65 and may beconfigured in the intake conduit as shown and turbine 81′ is configuredbetween the tank and the filtration system 41 and may be before or afterthe pump 70. As shown in FIG. 5, the discharge conduit 72 may extend upand out from the desalination system at a discharge offset distance 78from the water surface 22 level of the body of water 21, and a pump 70″may be used further pressurize the desalinated water prior to discharge.

As shown in FIG. 5, the discharge water 38 is flowing from the dischargeoutlet 72 into a water reservoir 91, and this discharge water may bedesalinated water 39 or potable water that has been cleaned through thefiltration process. The discharge water 38 may be pumped vertically outinto the air to produce a discharge fountain 77 of desalinated water39′, wherein the water is aerated before returning to the reservoir. Adischarge feature 79, such as a spinning feature with lights may becoupled with the discharge outlet to produce an attractive visualdisplay of the water discharge.

As shown in FIG. 6, The discharge water 38 is pumped by pump 70″ into awater tank 90, which may be elevated to provide hydrostatic pressure forwater deliver from said tank. Also note that a turbine 81″ may beconfigured between the filtration system 41 and the water tank 90. Also,turbines 81′″ may be configured to produce electrical power from theflow of water from the tank to a delivery location. As shown in FIG. 6,a plurality of fences 120, 120′ may be configured to prevent sea lifefrom entering the inlet area and the fences may be graduated, whereinthe one closer the intake has a finer mesh.

A water source may be an effluent from a process such as from oiltracking, or hydraulic fracturing, grey water, ocean or sea water andthe like.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications, combinations and variations can be made in the presentinvention without departing from the scope of the invention. Specificembodiments, features and elements described herein may be modified,and/or combined in any suitable manner. Thus, it is intended that thepresent invention cover the modifications, combinations and variationsof this invention provided they come within the scope of the appendedclaims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. An integrated desalination-power systemcomprising: a) a desalination system comprising: i) a water intakeconfigured an intake-depth below a water source surface to collectintake-water; ii) a desalination processor comprising: a graphene filtercomprising a plurality of graphene layers; and a first structured watersystem configured prior to the graphene filter; wherein the firststructured water system produces water with an elevated concentration ofH3O2, wherein the elevated concentration is at least 20% higher thandistilled water; and iii) an intake conduit extending from the waterintake to an inlet of the desalination processor that is elevated abovethe water intake-depth a hydrostatic head height of at least 50 ft;wherein the desalination processor produces desalinated water from theintake-water; b) a power system configured to produce electrical powercomprising: i) a first turbine configured in the conduit; wherein thefirst turbine is turned by a flow of water through the inlet conduit toproduce electrical power.
 2. The integrated desalination-power system ofclaim 1, wherein the water source is an ocean, large lake or sea.
 3. Theintegrated desalination-power system of claim 1, wherein the waterintake-depth is at least 10 ft.
 4. The integrated desalination-powersystem of claim 1, wherein the desalination processor comprises a postfilter after the graphene filter.
 5. The integrated desalination-powersystem of claim 1, wherein the graphene filter comprising at least 100layers of graphene.
 6. The integrated desalination-power system of claim1, wherein the structured water system comprises a vortex portion. 7.The integrated desalination-power system of claim 1, wherein thedesalination system further comprises a discharge conduit having adischarge outlet.
 8. The integrated desalination-power system of claim7, wherein the discharge conduit extends into the water source.
 9. Theintegrated desalination-power system of claim 1, wherein theintake-conduit extends from the water source underground to thedesalination processor.
 10. The integrated desalination-power system ofclaim 1, wherein the desalinated water is pumped to form a dischargefountain.
 11. The integrated desalination-power system of claim 1,wherein the power system comprises a secondary power source comprising anuclear generator.
 12. The integrated desalination-power system of claim1, wherein the nuclear generator is a small modular reactor.
 13. Theintegrated desalination-power system of claim 1, further comprising awater tank for receiving the desalinated water and wherein a secondturbine is configured in said water tank outlet conduit to produce powerwhen water is discharged from said water tank through said water tankoutlet conduit.
 14. The integrated desalination-power system of claim13, further comprising a second structure water system configuredbetween the water tank and the desalination system.
 15. The integratedpower system of claim 1, comprising a pump configured to increase apressure of the intake water into the desalination processor.
 16. Theintegrated power system of claim 15, wherein the pressure of the intakewater delivered to the first turbine is 100 psi or more.
 17. Theintegrated power system of claim 1, wherein the water intake receivesgrey water.
 18. The integrated power system of claim 1, wherein thewater intake receives water from an oil fracking process.
 19. Theintegrated power system of claim 1, wherein the water intake receiveswater from a hydraulic fracturing process.